txolops Chapter 111 First Arrival at the Chaotic Star Sea!
Chapter 111 First Arrival at the Chaotic Star Sea!
My head feels so heavy...
As his consciousness slowly rose from the bottom of the water, Lin Chuan's first feeling after regaining consciousness was a heavy sensation in his head.
He remembered that when he crossed the teleportation channel where time and space were imperceptible, a terrifying spatial compression force suddenly surged around him, as if it would crush everything tangible.
That power far exceeded his limits, and at that moment he even thought he would perish in that endless void.
Thank goodness.
The blue token he was clutching tightly—the Great Teleportation Token—was activated suddenly at the crucial moment, emitting a soft cyan halo that completely enveloped the three of them.
That terrifying spatial pressure was instantly shut out.
Lin Chuan opened his eyes.
It was absolutely dark all around, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
The air was stagnant, filled with a dry smell mixed with ancient rocks and faint dust.
All I could hear was my own breathing, and two other slightly heavy breaths coming from beside me.
"Senior Brother Lin...Is Han still alive?" Han Li's voice came from the darkness, tinged with uncertainty and weakness.
"Alive," Lin Chuan said simply.
He raised his hand, his fingertips surging with magical power. With a "poof," a fireball the size of a fist appeared out of thin air, its intense light instantly dispelling the surrounding darkness.
This is a small stone chamber, about several meters square. The floor and walls are made of huge slabs of bluestone, clearly carved by hand.
In the center of the stone chamber was the ancient teleportation array beneath their feet. At this moment, the runes on the array had completely dimmed, with only a few scattered specks of spiritual light slowly dissipating.
Lin Chuan's gaze swept across the area and landed on an inconspicuous corner at the edge of the teleportation array. He stepped forward and slapped it down with his palm.
"Snap!"
Stone chips flew everywhere, and he smashed a corner of the array base at the edge of the teleportation array.
The runes on the array completely lost their spirituality, and their light completely dissipated.
"Senior Brother Lin, what's going on...?" Han Li asked, puzzled.
"To prevent anyone from chasing after us."
Lin Chuan said calmly, "Although a corner of this teleportation array is destroyed, the core is still intact. If you want to go back in the future, you can repair it at some cost."
"But if we leave the complete array base intact, and the Ghost Spirit Sect follows us along the teleportation array, we'll be in big trouble."
Upon hearing this, Han Li felt a chill run down his spine and nodded.
The two stopped talking and began to look around.
The stone chamber has a tightly closed stone door, covered with a thick layer of dust, clearly indicating that it has not been opened for many years.
Lin Chuan stepped forward and gave it a hard push.
"Boom!"
The stone gate opened with a sound, revealing a sloping stone staircase leading upwards behind it.
The passageway is also paved with bluestone, and some faint traces of murals can be seen on the stone walls on both sides. The style is simple and ancient, quite different from that of Tiannan.
The two walked up the stone steps.
After walking about a hundred steps, the passage ahead was completely blocked by a huge rock.
Lin Chuan summoned his flying sword, infused it with his magic power, and with a flash of sword light, the boulder was sliced open as if it were tofu.
The rubble rolled down, revealing a blinding light behind it.
That was sunlight.
A sea breeze, unlike anything they'd ever smelled before, carrying a faint salty, fishy scent, rushed in from the crack and brushed against their faces.
Han Li took a deep breath, his expression showing surprise: "This wind... it smells so strange."
Lin Chuan offered no explanation and stepped out of the crack first.
Before me lay a scene I had never seen before.
They were on a small island, only a few miles in circumference.
The island has sparse vegetation, consisting mainly of low shrubs and weeds, and rocks. There was no sign of any spiritual veins.
The island is surrounded by an endless expanse of azure sea, shimmering with light, the sound of waves crashing, and seabirds circling and calling in the sky.
"The sea..." Han Li murmured, his eyes filled with shock. "The sea here is different from the boundless sea that Tian Nan described..."
The Boundless Sea is a vast sea area on the western side of the Southern Continent, and it is said to be separated from the Chaotic Star Sea by countless miles.
But the sea before us is completely different from the description of the boundless sea—at least, the boundless sea doesn't have such a salty sea breeze, nor such vast and boundless blue waves.
"This is the Sea of Chaotic Stars."
Lin Chuan spoke calmly, "It's incredibly far from the Boundless Sea."
"The Chaotic Star Sea?" Han Li was taken aback.
Lin Chuan didn't explain further and turned back to the crack.
He raised his hand and waved his hand, his magic surging, pushing the cut boulder back into place. He then used magic to completely seal the crack and covered it with soil and gravel to ensure that no trace could be seen from the outside.
"Let's go. We'll need this teleportation array again if we want to return to Tiannan in the future. We can't let anyone find out," Lin Chuan said.
Han Li nodded, secretly memorizing the location.
The two transformed into one and took to the air. Lin Chuan summoned the Gray Winged Boat, which carried the three of them and transformed into a hazy gray light, flying towards the sea beyond the small island.
……
Ten days later.
It was early morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Lin Chuan, Han Li, and the silent avatar Qu Hun appeared in the sky above a huge island with a radius of a thousand miles.
This island is called Kui Xing Island.
In the past ten days, they had encountered a fleet of mortal ships.
Although the two sides did not speak the same language, Lin Chuan and Han Li were both Foundation Establishment cultivators with powerful divine senses. By observing the daily conversations and gestures of the mortals, they mastered the common language here in just a few days.
They learned the approximate location of the large island from the mortals.
Kui Xing Island is one of the famous gathering places for cultivators in this sea area. Not only are there a large number of mortals living on the island, but there are also towns and markets built by cultivators, and even Core Formation stage cultivators are stationed there.
The three landed at the edge of the island and found a monk's outpost responsible for registering people entering the island.
The registration process is very simple—leave your name, cultivation level, and background.
As for the authenticity of the origin, the registering cultivator didn't bother to check in detail. He casually entered the information into a jade slip and then waved for them to pass.
Lin Chuan did not conceal his cultivation level.
Late stage of foundation building.
Arriving in this unfamiliar Chaotic Star Sea, with no enemies and no one who knew him, he no longer needed to suppress his cultivation and hide his identity as he had in Tiannan.
Here, he can openly and honestly demonstrate his strength.
After registering, the two stood on the edge of the island, gazing at the unfamiliar and vast world before them.
"Junior Brother Han, what are your plans for the future?" Lin Chuan asked.
Han Li pondered for a moment, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and said:
"Senior Brother Lin, I'd like to familiarize myself with the cultivation world here first, and travel around and see what's going on. If I need anything in the future, I'll contact you again."
Lin Chuan nodded.
He was used to traveling alone, and felt uncomfortable with others. Han Li's suggestion to separate was exactly what he wanted.
"Alright, then farewell. Take care on your journey, Junior Brother Han."
"Take care, Senior Brother Lin."
The two parted ways at the edge of the island. Han Li rode his magical artifact and flew towards the other side of the island; Lin Chuan, on the other hand, took his avatar and ventured deeper into the interior of Kui Xing Island.
……
Soon after, Lin Chuan arrived at the outskirts of a small town located on the edge of an island.
The city walls were low and simple, and the city gate was inscribed with three characters—Black Stone City.
He did not rush into the city, but instead found a secluded spot outside the city and waited for dawn to arrive.
The next morning, a golden light appeared before their eyes.
Today's divination result: Minor misfortune.
[The divination reads: Today, you went to the "White Water Pavilion," run by the Six Linked Halls on Kui Xing Island, to sell magical artifacts. You planned to sell a large quantity of magical artifacts seized from the battlefield of Jingu Plain by demonic cultivators, but this attracted the attention of the White Water Pavilion's manager. He informed the island lord of Kui Xing Island, who happened to be there. The island lord of Kui Xing Island became curious about you and planned to secretly investigate your background.]
"Magic artifacts of demonic cultivators cannot be sold in large quantities."
Lin Chuan understood.
The master of Kui Xing Island is a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.
If he sets his sights on you, things could get complicated.
Since we've just arrived in the Chaotic Star Sea, we must keep a low profile in everything we do.
We must never seek temporary convenience and invite unnecessary trouble.
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